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| Claire Underwood | |
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| House of Cards character | |
 Robin Wright as Claire Underwood | |
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| Created by | Beau Willimon |
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| Full name | Claire Hale Underwood |
| Title | President of the United States |
| Family | Elizabeth Hale (mother) |
| Spouse | |
| Religion | None (Atheism) Christianity (only publicly) |
| Nationality | American |
| Party | Democratic |
| Hometown | Highland Park, Texas |
| Alma mater | Radcliffe College (BSc) Harvard University (MPH) |
| Source | Elizabeth Urquhart |
Claire Underwood (née Hale) is a fictional character in House of Cards, played by Robin Wright. She is the wife of the show's protagonist Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) and the main protagonist in the final season. She is a lobbyist and runs an environmental nonprofit organization, but in later seasons ascends to the positions of Second Lady of the United States, First Lady of the United States, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Vice President of the United States, and finally the 47th President of the United States. Claire made her first appearance in the series' pilot episode, "Chapter 1". The character is based on Elizabeth Urquhart, a character from the eponymous British miniseries from which the current series is derived. Unlike the original character, however, Claire has her own storylines.[1]
The role has been critically acclaimed.[2] Wright won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for this role at the 71st Golden Globe Awards, becoming the first actress to win a Golden Globe Award for a streaming television online-only role in a series. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for this role at the 65th, 66th, 67th, 68th, 69th and 71st Primetime Emmy Awards.
In November 2017, Netflix fired Spacey from the series after a number of people accused him of sexual misconduct.[3] The Frank Underwood character was written out of the show as having died,[4] and Claire became the main character of the show's sixth and final season.[5]
- ^ Jacob, Lace (January 30, 2013). "David Fincher, Beau Willimon & Kate Mara On Netflix's 'House of Cards'". The Daily Beast. New York City: IAC. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ Ghosh, Sutrishna (June 11, 2018). "Unapologetically ruthless, Claire Underwood is the anti-heroine House of Cards needs post #MeToo". meaww.com. Los Angeles, California: New Content Media Inc. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ Bishop, Bryan (November 3, 2017). "Netflix fires Kevin Spacey from House of Cards". The Verge. New York City: Vox Media. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ "Frank Underwood dead in final season of 'House of Cards'". Reuters. London, England. September 5, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ McCarthy, Tyler (September 27, 2018). "'House of Cards' Season 6 trailer sees Claire Underwood declare 'reign of the middle-aged white man' over". Fox News. New York City: News Corp. Retrieved November 20, 2018.